Tasty And Healthy Lentils Recipes

Lentils are very good for health. They are the most beneficial of all vegetables. They are very nutritious and quite easily available. They can prevent heart disease, regulate blood sugar and also help you to avoid cancer. Besides having the health benefits lentils are quite tasty and they are a staple for the vegetarians. Lentils can be a great add to various recipes. Lets take a look at the lentil recipes.

Lentil Pate Recipe:

It is very easy to prepare and take as little as 25 minutes to be ready. The ingredients needed to cook Lentil Pate include:

oPre cooked lentils 1 cup
oFinely minced garlic 4 cloves
oMargarine 6 teaspoons
oChopped sweet onion 1
oBlack pepper 1 teaspoon
oVinegar teaspoon
oWater

Preparation Take a large saucepan and put some margarine over low heat. Wait until it melts. Now gently saut garlic and sweet onion until they browned. Spread black pepper. Add lentil and warm it. Now scrape the mixture into a food processor bowl with metal chopping blades. Process it until the mixture becomes smooth. Pour water occasionally. Add vinegar and pulse until the mixture is combines. Lentil Pate is ready. You can serve it with toasted breads.

Lentil Salad Recipe:

Lentil salad is very tasty and healthy at the same time. You can cook lentils with carrots, garlic and celery. This recipe will take just 45 minutes to be prepared. The ingredients you need for lentil salad include:

oLentils 3 cups
oPeeled garlic 2 cloves
oWater
oCarrot 1 cut into 2 pieces
oOnion 1
oCelery stalk 1 cut into 2 pieces
oTomato wedges
oSalt
oBay leaves 2
oGround pepper
oThinly sliced green onions 6
oMinced parsley cup

Ingredients for Lemon French Dressing:

oOlive oil 1/3 cup
oMashed garlic clove 1
oDried thyme teaspoon
oFresh lemon juice 3 tablespoons
oSalt and pepper

Preparation: Take a large saucepan and put the lentils into the saucepan. Add water and boil the lentils over low heat. Now add celery, bay leaves, carrot, garlic and onion. Heat the mixture until the lentils become tender. Make sure that the lentils are not mushy. The next step is to drain the lentils. Then remove the vegetables. Put the lentils into a bowl. Add salt and pepper. Its time to cool the lentils. So cover the bowl and refrigerate the mixture for 2 hours. Now you can garnish the salad with tomatoes and sprinkle the parsley. Before serving add Lemon French Dressing. Combine garlic, lemon juice, thyme, olive oil, sale and pepper. Mix everything well and serve with roast meats.

Lentil is a favorite vegetable for the Canadians who try different recipes. Other than these recipes you can also try recipes like lentil soup, lentil with Italian Sausage, lentil dumplings in yogurt sauce, lentil & hazelnut Patties, Barbecue lentils, lentils with Zucchini etc with Canadian lentils.

Source: articlesnatch

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